The modern objectives of libraries could facilitate the provision and use of prison library services and resources. The purpose of the research was to investigate how academic library resources and services are available and accessible to prison inmates in distance education programme. The descriptive survey design was employed in the collection and analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data. The study was conducted at the Nsawam Maximum Prison involving fifty-seven (57) student inmates in the distance education programme of the University of Cape Coast and two (2) Prison Library staff. The study found that facilities and information resources in prison libraries do not meet the learning and research needs of inmates in the higher distance learning programme. The study suggests that academic libraries should come to the aid of prison students with collaborative efforts to extend their resources and services to them.

图书馆的现代目标可以促进监狱图书馆服务和资源的提供和使用。该研究的目的是调查远程教育项目中的监狱囚犯如何使用和获取学术图书馆资源和服务。描述性调查设计用于定量和定性数据的收集和分析。该研究在 Nsawam 最高监狱进行，涉及海岸角大学远程教育项目的五十七 (57) 名学生囚犯和两 (2) 名监狱图书馆工作人员。研究发现，监狱图书馆的设施和信息资源不能满足囚犯在高级远程学习项目中的学习和研究需求。该研究表明，学术图书馆应该共同努力向监狱学生提供帮助，向他们提供资源和服务。